The present invention provides a compound of formula (I), a stereoisomer, a
tautomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in preventing, inhibiting, or treating a condition or disorder mediated by urocanic acid
reductase, wherein A is a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from
nitrogen,
oxygen, and
sulfur, at least one of the heteroatoms being
nitrogen, R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from -H, C 1-6
alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-6 alkoxy,
halogen, and -CN, and when present, each R 3 is C 1-6
alkyl, C 1-6 alkoxy, C 1-3 alkoxy,
halogen, -OH, -CN, -NO2, -NR 5 R 6 (wherein R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from H and C 1-3
alkyl), and -C(=NR 7 )(NR 8 R 9 (wherein each of R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 is independently selected from H and C 1-3 alkyl), and R 4 is selected from -OH, -SH, C 1-6 alkoxy, and -NR 10 R 11 (wherein R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from H and C 1-3 alkyl), and n is an integer from 0 to 2. Such compounds are particularly suitable for use in preventing, inhibiting, or treating gastrointestinal disorders or conditions, cardiovascular diseases or disorders, and metabolic disorders, such as, but not limited to,
primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC),
cardiomyopathy,
heart failure, type 2 diabetes, and
prediabetes. The present invention further provides certain novel compounds, methods for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds.
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